Tobacco-user&#39;s appliance



Nov. 16, 1937. H. L. UBER TOBACCO USERS APPLIANCE Filed Sept. 14, 1934 Haroldfl. Uber Gum;

Patented Nov. 16, 1937 UNITED STATES OFFIQE TOBACCO-USERS APPLIANCE Harold L. Uber, Jamestown, N. Y., assignor to Charles W. Dodge, Jamestown, N. Y.

Application September 14, 1934, Serial No. 744,056

4 Claims. (Cl. 131-12) 'locally or generally plus the added etiology of a persistent and continued irritation. It is also well known that the temperature of the smoke from a combusting body of tobacco within the users appliance which is comparatively simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, compact, thoroughly efiicient in its use for the purpose intended thereby, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

To the above ends essentially and to others which may hereinafter appear, my invention consists of such parts, and such combination of parts which fall within the scope of the invention as bowl of a pipe or in a cigar or cigarette holder is claimed. 10

around 110 to 120 degrees. The presence of this In the drawing: abnormally high temperature of smoke in the Figure l is a longitudinally sectional view of a mouth of the smoker constitutes a factor which tobacoo-users appl in accordance w y accomplishes both of these effects, namely-(l) vention of the p p type,

a lowering of tissue resistance to heat; (2) a Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof, 15

constant and gradually accumulative effect by an Figure 3 is a section on line 33, Figure 1, irritant which in this case is heat. Carcinoma Figure 4 is a fragmentary View in longitudinal or cancer of the mouth is a more or less common section of a modified form of my invention of complaint and it more often occurs in men and the pipe type, and

. it is also more likely to occur in men who smoke Figure 5 is a section on line 55, Figure 4. 20 than otherwise. If so, the manner of prevention Referring to Figures 1, 2, and 3 of the drawing lies in reducing the irritation caused by smokthe appliance illustrated is of the pipe type and ing, and, in this regard, the heat element in the includes a receiver H] for the tobacco and a stem smoking habit is considered practically of great- I I connected to and communicating with the reer interest than is any irritation produced by ceiver H]. The latter is in the form of a bowl nicotine. 'Cancer of the mouth is not the only l2 having one side at its bottom formed with an diseased condition from which protection may annular protuberance 13. The bowl [2 has an beobtained by such protection of avoiding heatannular socket 14 with its mouth opening at the ing the mouth unnecessarily; by reason of smoke outer end of the protuberance I3. The bowl i2 3 of abnormally high temperatures especially in is also formed with a smoke outlet 15 in proxim comparison with the normal temperature of the ity to its bottom which opens into the base of mouth of 98.6 degrees. The high temperature of the socket l4 axially thereof. the smoke ranges from 110 degrees upward and The stem ll includes the separable sections assumes at times a temperature of 120 degrees, 16, I1, and I8. The section it constitutes an probably higher,'persistently so for some proinsulator of any suitable material and consists of 35 longed period of time during smoking conditions. a body part I9 of circular cross section formed Itis one of the aims of my invention to overwith a smoke passage 29 of two different diamecome the objections heretofore stated and which ters, the smallest of which being of the same is accomplished by providing a tobacco-users diameter as that of the outlet [5. The body part 40 a pliance, in a manner as hereinafter set forth I9 is provided with a laterally directed annular 40 r 00 smoke channel or passage of the appliance and the socket Hi. When section I6 is in position being later pulled into the mouth saturated and relative to the receiver It that portion of smallest discolored with nicotine. diameter of the smoke passage 26 registers with Further objects of my invention are to provide, the smoke outlet I5. in' a manner as hereinafter set forth, a tobacco-. The section ll of stem ll constitutes a housing 5 With means for cooling or reducing the temperature of smoke created from a combusting body of tobacco, as the smoke travels through the appliance to the mouth for the purpose of preventing or reducing to a minimum deleterious effects upon the mouth when smoking tobacco.

A further object of my invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a tobaccousers appliance having means that returns the saliva to the mouth, instead of it going down the flange 2| at one end and which forms section IS with a peripheral shoulder 22. The diameter of the section H5 at the flanged end thereof is less than that of the protuberance [3. The diameter and length of the non-flanged portion of section 4 i6 is such as to snugly fit throughout the socket i l. When the section l6 of the stem II is arranged in co-relation to the receiver ID, the shoulder 22 abuts the protuberance l3 and the non-flanged part of said section completely fills ternal shoulder 26. The inner diameter of por-,

tion 24 corresponds substantially to the outer diameter of the flanged part of section IS. The portion 24 is ported or apertured and shown by way of example as being formed with circum ferentially disposed lengthwise extending spaced oblong slots 21 for establishing communication between the interior of said portion and the atmosphere and constitutes cooled or cold air inlets, or heated or hot air outlets. The section H has the free end of its'portion 24 mounted on and snugly engaging throughout the periphery of the flange 2| of section 16. When section I! is positioned upon section l6, in the manner as referred to the free end edge of portion 25 abuts the edge of the protuberance l3 at the free end of the latter. 4

The section l8 of the stem ll constitutes a mouth piece and is formed of an elongated body 28 of any suitable material tapering from its inner to its outer end. The body 28 at its outer end is formed axially thereof with a circular protuberance 29 equally spaced from the outer periphery of said body. The section I8 is formed from end to end thereof with a smoke passage 30 having a portion 3| of greater diameter than the portions 32, 33 thereof. The portion 32 is of greater length than the portions 32, 33. The portion 32 is arranged at the outer end and the portion 33 at the inner end of passage 30. The portion 33 is disposed at an angle with respect to the portion 32. The section I8 is also formed with a saliva outlet 34 which opens into the passage 30 at the point of merg'ence of the portions 32, 33. The outlet 34 extends at a forward inclination with respect to the inner end of section [8 and opens at the periphery of the latter.

Arranged within the stem section l1 and separably engaging in the pipe stem sections I6, I8 is a smoke conducting member 35formed of a series of closely arranged tubular coils and oppositely extending end terminal portions 36, 31 disposed axially with respect to the ends of the body of coils; The end terminal portion 36 is extended into that portion of largest diameter of the smoke passage 20. The end terminal portion 3! extends into the portion 3| of the smoke passage 39. The junction of the two diameters of the smoke passage 20 provides a shoulder 38 against which abuts the end edge of terminal portion 36. The junction of portions 3|, 32 of smoke passage 30 provides a shoulder 39 against which abuts the end edge of terminal portion 31. The terminal portions 36, 31 snugly engage in the sections is and I8, and .by positioning the terminal portions 36, 31 in the manner as referred to the member 35 forms continuations of the passages 20 and 30. The member 35 constitutes a means for reducing the temperature of the smoke as it travels from the receiver H] to the mouth of the user. The section when mounted in position has the portion 25 seated on, completely surrounds, and

That is to say any material possessing a cooling characteristic. One of the ends of the container 45 is provided with a filling opening closed by a removable plug, as at 4!. The container 40 is arranged in section ll between the portions of diiferent inner diameter of such section.

The form shown in Figures 4 and 5 will be of the same construction as that shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3 with this exceptionthe stem 42 is not provided with the container 40 whereby the smoke conducting member 43 will be air cooled through the slots 44.

The smoke conducting member and slotted housing or slotted housing portion coact to reduce the temperature of the smoke as it travels towards the mouth of the user. Thesmoke conducting member, slotted housing or slotted housing portion, container and cooling medium coact to reduce the temperature of the smoke as it travels towards the mouth of the user.

The housing part of any one of the stems shown provides a chamber 61 for thercoiled smoke conducting member or the cooling medium container in which is arranged the conducting member. I

In the event of the use of either the coil alone or the coil enclosed within a sealed, closed container for oil or other suitable liquid or semi-liquid medium or material within the housing arranged for these units, said housing contains slits or apertures to permit the heated air to be evacuated from within the housing from the heated coils or heated oil or other suitable liquid or semiliquid medium or material container or to permit the ingress of cool or cold air into the chamber within the housing of both and, that the aircooled unit is therefore air-cooled alone whereas, the oil or other suitable liquid or semi-liquid medium or material cooled unit is a combination of oil or other suitable liquid or semi-liquid medium or material cooled and air cooled.

What I claim is: r

1. In a tobacco smokers appliance, a struc ture of stem-like contour including a plurality of separably connected sections, smoke passages arranged in endwise spaced alignment and a pmtion of enlarged inner diameter intermediate its ends providing a chamber between the inner ends of said smoke passages, said chamber being formed with a pair of end walls, the inner ends of said smoke passages being flush with said end walls of .and opening into said chamber, that part of said structure providing the said portion of enlarged inner diameter being formed with spaced wide elongated slots lengthwise thereof providing for a draft of cooling air through said chamends of said smoke passages, and said series of coils being arranged in said chamber.

2. In a tobacco smokers appliance, a structure of stem-like contour including an inner end tubular section, an intermediate tubular section and an outer end tubular section, said sections being separably connected together, said end sections providing smoke passages arranged in spaced endwise opposed relation, said intermediate section having its inner diameter materially greater than the inner diameter of each end section and providing in connection with said end sections a chamber, said intermediate section having spaced slots lengthwise thereof providing for a draft of cooling air through said chamber, a smoke conducting member formed of a series of closely arranged tubular coils and oppositely extending tubular end terminal portions disposed axially with respect to and extending laterally from the end coils of said series of coils, said end terminal portions being arranged in said chamber and separably mounted in the opposed ends of said smoke passages, said series of coils being arranged in said chamber, said slots being arranged in the sides of said intermediate section, and said inner end section possessing an insulating characteristic.

3. In a tobacco smokers appliance, a structure of stem-like contour including an inner end tubular section, an intermediate tubular section and an outer end tubular section, said sections being separably connected together, said end sections providing smoke passages arranged in spaced endwise opposed relation, said intermediate section having its inner diameter materially greater than the inner diameter of each end section and providing in connection with said end sections a chamber, said intermediate section having spaced slots lengthwise thereof providing for a draft of cooling air through said chamber, a smoke conducting member formed of a series of closely arranged tubular coils and oppositely extending tubular end terminal portions disposed axially with respect to and extending laterally from the end coils of said series of coils, said end terminal portions being arranged in said chamber and separably mounted in the opposed ends of said smoke passages, said series of coils being arranged in said chamber, a cooling medium container including a body and a pair of ends, said container being separably mounted in said chamber, the body of said container encompassing said coils, the ends of said container surrounding said end terminal portions in proximity to the inner ends of said end sections, said slots being arranged in the sides of said intermediate section, and said inner end section possessing an insulating characteristic.

4. In a smokers appliance, a structure of stemlike contour including a chamber intermediate its ends and a pair of smoke passages arranged in inner endwise opposed relation opening into said chamber, a tubular smoke conducting member formed of a coiled part and a pair of oppositely disposed end terminal portions, said coiled part arranged in said chamber and said end terminal portions extending from said chamber in and opening into said passages, said structure being formed with means to provide for a draft of cooling air entering said chamber for contact with said coils and end portions, said means consisting of a series of slots extending lengthwise of said structure, opening into and substantially corresponding in length to the length of said chamber.

HAROLD L. UBER. 

